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Posted by: thepinetree on 10/20/2012 10:50 AM
Updated by: thepinetree on 10/20/2012 10:57 AM
Expires: 01/01/2017 12:00 AM
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Season's First Winter Stom Moving in Sunday Night
Bear Valley, CA...The first significant winter storm of the season will move into our area Sunday night. Between Sunday night and Early Tuesday up to 1/2 inch of rain at lower elevations. Above 5,500 feet 6 - 9 inches of snow and up to a foot at the highest elevations is possible. Wind gusts of up to 50 mph are possible over the ridges. The storm warning and special weather statement from the National Weather Service is enclosed...
The graphic above should give you a good indication of weather at the different elevations in the county. It starts at Bear Valley and drops to Arnold, Murphys, Angels Camp and Copperopolis.
Winter Storm Watch
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
427 AM PDT SAT OCT 20 2012
...FIRST SIGNIFICANT SNOW OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS POSSIBLE
STARTING LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...
.A COLD AND WET PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING SNOW TO HIGHER
ELEVATIONS STARTING LATE SUNDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH
TUESDAY MORNING. ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE
ABOVE 5500 FEET. IN ADDITION...THIS STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING GUSTY
SOUTHWEST WINDS TO THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH
POSSIBLE OVER THE RIDGES.
CAZ068-069-210000-
/O.CON.KSTO.WS.A.0009.121022T0600Z-121023T1200Z/
WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK-
WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA-
427 AM PDT SAT OCT 20 2012
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING
THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT FOR THE NORTHERN SIERRA AND SOUTHERN
CASCADE RANGE ABOVE 5500 FEET...
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 9 INCHES WITH UP TO A FOOT OF NEW SNOW
POSSIBLE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS.
* ELEVATION: ABOVE 5500 FEET.
* TIMING: STARTING LATE SUNDAY EVENING CONTINUING INTO TUESDAY
MORNING. HEAVIEST SNOW LIKELY DURING THE DAY MONDAY.
* WINDS: SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.
* IMPACTS: DRIVING WILL LIKELY BECOME HAZARDOUS FROM SLICK ROADS
AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. SEASONALLY OPEN BACK COUNTRY ROADS
MAY BECOME IMPASSIBLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.
&&
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Special Weather Statement
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
451 AM PDT SAT OCT 20 2012
CAZ013>019-063-064-066>069-210000-
SHASTA LAKE AREA / NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY-
BURNEY BASIN / EASTERN SHASTA COUNTY-NORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY-
CENTRAL SACRAMENTO VALLEY-SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY-
CARQUINEZ STRAIT AND DELTA-NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
MOUNTAINS SOUTHWESTERN SHASTA COUNTY TO NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY-
CLEAR LAKE/SOUTHERN LAKE COUNTY-
NORTHEAST FOOTHILLS/SACRAMENTO VALLEY-MOTHERLODE-
WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK-
WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA-
451 AM PDT SAT OCT 20 2012
...MAJOR CHANGE IN THE WEATHER PATTERN COMING WITH VALLEY RAIN
AND MOUNTAIN SNOW EARLY NEXT WEEK...
A COLD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM FROM THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL BEGIN
DROPPING INTO THE EASTERN PACIFIC THIS WEEKEND. A COLD FRONT
ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW IS FORECAST TO MOVE INTO NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA SUNDAY NIGHT PASSING THROUGH THE NORTH STATE ON MONDAY
AND MONDAY NIGHT. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING BREEZY WINDS...VALLEY
RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW BETWEEN SUNDAY NIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY
MORNING. SUBSEQUENT SYSTEMS MAY BRING LIGHTER AMOUNTS OF PRECIPITATION
LATER IN THE WEEK.
BETWEEN SUNDAY NIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY...VALLEY RAINS OF UP TO A HALF INCH
ARE EXPECTED. ROADS WHICH HAVE BEEN DRY FOR MONTHS WILL LIKELY
BECOME VERY SLICK AT TIMES DUE TO THE BUILD UP OF DIRT AND OILS
OVER THE SUMMER. MOTORIST SHOULD ALLOW EXTRA TIME FOR TRAVEL ESPECIALLY
DURING THE MONDAY MORNING COMMUTE. LOCALIZED HEAVIER RAIN IS ALSO
POSSIBLE. AREAS SCARRED FROM RECENT WILD FIRES OVER THE SUMMER
WILL BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO DEBRIS FLOW. AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE 5500 FEET.
TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS THERE DUE TO SLICK ROADS AND REDUCED
VISIBILITIES AT TIMES.
$$
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